Ministry of Finance
Implementation of scheme of tax
collection at source on IMFL postponed
The
Ministry of Finance has decided to postpone to September 1, 2003,
the date of implementation of new provisions extending the scheme
of collection of tax at source from dealers of Indian Made Foreign
Liquor (IMFL).............................
President's Secretariat
President harvests and distills herbs and plants peepal sapling
from Bodh Gaya
The
President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and a group of scientists
and academicians harvested and distilled the Palmarosa (Cymbopogon
martinii) herbal plant which is commonly known as Rosha ghas or
Ginger grass at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Herbal Garden here today.............................
Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution
Pricing of sugarcane in UP
Shri
Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
will be taking the initiative to solve the problem of sugarcane
pricing in Uttar Pradesh.............................
Ministry of Heavy Industries
& Public Enterprises
Maruti Udyog dividend
cheque presented
Shri Subodh Mohite, Minister for Heavy Industries
and Public Enterprises, has said that complacency must not come
in the way of making Maruti Udyog Limited a global giant.............................
Ministry of Steel
Steel Minister
visits Russia
The Union Minister for Steel, Shri Braja
Kishore Tripathy left today for a week's visit to Ukraine, Russia
and Finland to discuss the issues on mutual cooperation in the
steel sector.............................
Ministry of Women & Child
Development
Strong voluntary
support and sensitised Government machinery must for child development-
Jas Kaur Meena
The Minister of State for Women & Child Development
Smt. Jas Kaur Meena today strongly exhorted the voluntary sector
to concentrate on remote, backward areas so as to serve the most
deprived children.............................
Ministry of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation
Border fencing
work along India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh border in progress
The work of security fencing
along Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh border is in progress.
CPWD, under the Ministry of Urban Development, has primarily been
entrusted with the job which includes building of roads along
the fencing.............................
Ministry of Human Resource
Development
Empowering women
through Education
The policy of the Government
for empowerment and development of women lays emphasis on removal
of women’s illiteracy and obstacles inhibiting their access to
elementary education, women’s participation in vocational, technical
and professional education.............................
Ministry of Railways
Railway passengers
booked in 2002-2003
The Railways moved 4968.56
million passengers during 2002-2003 as compared to 5093.88 million
passengers in 2001-2002, recording a shortfall of 125.32 million
passengers.............................
Ministry of Railways
Railway Minister's
Welfare and Relief Fund
The Railway Minister’s
Welfare and Relief Fund, in operation since May, 1996, provides
Rs. 25000 to the next of kin of pre-maturely deceased railwaymen,
Rs. 50,000 for railwaymen murdered or killed on duty or in an
accident.............................
